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BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter was named the Slats Gill Sportsperson of the Year at the Oregon Sports Awards.

In his first year with the Major League Soccer club, Porter led the team to a 14-5-15 record, a dramatic 23-game turnaround from the previous season. The Timbers finished atop the Western Conference standings and advanced to the conference finals in the playoffs.

Porter accepted the award at a ceremony Sunday night at Nike's Beaverton headquarters.

U.S. women's national soccer team forward Alex Morgan, who helped the Portland Thorns win the inaugural NWSL championship, and Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, last season's NBA Rookie of the Year, were each honored with the Harry Glickman Professional Athlete of the Year award.

Oregon's Elizabeth Brenner, who has played on the volleyball, softball, basketball and track teams, received the Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year award, as did former Oregon State's Brandin Cooks, who won the Biletnikoff Award for the nation's best receiver this past season.

Beavers coach Mike Riley accepted for Cooks, saying he "represented all of us at the highest level as a player and a person."

The annual awards, hosted for the second straight year by ESPN's Neil Everett, puts special emphasis on the state's outstanding high school athletes.

Prep football player of the year was Central Catholic's Ryan Nall, who rushed for 1,684 yards and 22 touchdowns to help the Rams win the state championship. Volleyball player of the year was Saskia McNairy of Lakeridge High.

"It was a fun season. Next year I can't wait to go down to Corvallis and be a Beaver," Nall said.

Michelle Cefal of Westview and Cameron Stitt of Sunset won for best prep swimmers of the year, while Crook County's Tyler Berger won for top wrestler after winning his third straight state championship.

Jesuit's Erin Larner and Lincoln High's Goutham Sundaram were honored as top prep tennis players, while Beaverton High's Gigi Stoll and Westview's Nick Baines took home honors for golf. Jesuit's Christo Michaelson and Tualatin's Jill Farley won for soccer, and Summit's Matthew Maton and Grant's Ella Donaghu won for cross country.

Gresham High's Haley Crouser and Oregon City's Beau Brosseau won track honors, North Medford's Maryssa Becker was named top softball player and Clackamas High's Austin Kelly was named top baseball player.

Pictures from our front porch of the Stout Fire from Sutherlin on the evening of July 30, 2015. Later in the evening after the moon rise, the effect of the smoke from the fires in Douglas County on the moon.